BookOwl vs Book Ratings

Your reading life, delightfully organized. BookOwl is a free reading companion for people who love books. Build your personal library, track what you're reading, and make the app feel like yours, all without ads, clutter, or data harvesting. Available on iOS and at bookowlapp.com. NEW: THE SIT TAB The Sit tab gives reading sessions a home. Start a sit, set a timer, and read. BookOwl keeps you company. Capture a mood, a scene, or a pinned moment mid-read without losing your place (speak it instead of typing, if you like). When you close the book, a wrap-up card logs how far you got and how the sit felt. A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED LIBRARY: Your library now opens like a magazine. A masthead greets you with the books you're reading now, The Lead carousel keeps your current reads one swipe away, and your shelves sit beneath. Pinch to zoom from big covers down to a compact index. The new Contents view puts shelves, filters, and sorting in one place, with breadcrumb chips showing what's active. YOUR THOUGHTS, ORGANIZED BY BOOK: Everything you capture lands where you'll find it again: pinned passages on the book's page, your moods across the book's arc, even why you set a book down. Make the capture chips your own with custom moods and scenes. Your written thoughts stay private, always. TRACK PROGRESS WITHOUT THE FUSS: Update your page, your status, and your reading dates in one place with the new progress editor. Edit or delete any past read. Your history stays accurate and syncs everywhere. MAKE IT YOURS WITH 12 THEMES: Every theme hand-tuned, from the warm sepia of Quiet Warmth to the banker's-lamp green of Reading Room, all meeting accessibility contrast standards. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR WAY: Five tabbed sections: Overview, Collections, Reviews, Stats, and Personal. Choose which reading stats sit front and center. Pick your aurora colors. Arrange your sections. PRIVACY THAT MAKES SENSE: One toggle. Three options: Public, Friends Only, or Private. Visitors see a friendly banner explaining what's shared. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE: Switching from another app? Import your full reading history from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Audible (via OCR), or Libby. Your ratings, shelves, and reading dates all come with you. Export to CSV or JSON anytime. Your data belongs to you. SCAN BOOKS IN SECONDS: Point your camera at any barcode. BookOwl identifies it instantly and adds it to your library. Stack of books at a used bookstore? Scan them all in one session. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY: Custom shelves and curated lists for any purpose: "Beach Reads," "Book Club," "Lent to Friends." FIND YOUR NEXT READ: Personalized recommendations, author pages, series with reading order, and a catalog of millions of books. USE IT ANYWHERE: Web app at bookowlapp.com with the same profile and achievements. Your data syncs across devices. BUILT FOR READERS, NOT ADVERTISERS: No ads. No engagement tricks. No data selling. Just a calm, thoughtful space for your reading life, built by a reader, for readers. • Sit tab: timed reading sessions with a wrap-up card • Capture moods, scenes, and pinned moments mid-read • Voice capture: speak your thoughts without stopping • Redesigned Library: The Lead carousel and pinch-to-zoom shelves • Barcode scanner: add books in seconds • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Audible, or Libby • Export your library to CSV or JSON • Progress editor: pages, status, and dates in one place • Edit or delete past reads anytime • 12 hand-tuned themes and alternate app icons • Customizable profile with aurora colors and hero stats • Half-star and quarter-star ratings • Custom shelves, collections, and curated book lists • Yearly reading goals and streaks • Year in Review: shareable reading personality cards • Series tracking with reading order • Privacy controls: Public, Friends Only, or Private • Social features: follow friends, reviews, profiles Whether you read 5 books a year or 50, BookOwl helps you remember every one. Whooo's ready to get started?

Scan any book's barcode and get a content analysis built from real evidence, personalized to every reader in your family. Know what's in a book before it's read. SCAN. ANALYZE. DECIDE. Scan a barcode, search by title or author, or try an example. Explore content findings across 25 categories before setting up a reader. Cached results open right away; a new book check takes longer. Tailor the findings to each reader using the preferences you choose. EVIDENCE, NOT GUESSWORK Premium checks are built from published evidence, not just inference. Every flag tells you how much evidence backs it, and analysis keeps improving in the background as more evidence is published. A VERDICT FOR EVERY READER Every family is different, and so is every reader. Set up a profile for each of your kids, and for yourself, if you're checking books for your own reading. What's fine for your 12-year-old might not be right for your 8-year-old, and Shelf Checkout gives each reader their own verdict: green, yellow, or red. 25 CONTENT CATEGORIES From violence and language to romance, death, and substance use, Shelf Checkout covers the content areas parents actually care about. You choose which categories matter to your family and how sensitive each one should be. FAMILY SHARING, END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Share one library across your family's devices, iPhone and Android both. Everyone checking books for the same family sees the same shelf and the same verdicts, kept private with end-to-end encryption. SERIES AWARENESS Reading a series? Shelf Checkout knows. When content changes between books (and it often does), you'll see exactly what shifts from one book to the next. No surprises halfway through a series. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Save books you've checked. Track what's approved, what's saved for later, and what you've passed on. Your library stays organized and searchable. BATCH SCANNING At the bookstore or library? Quickly scan 20 books in minutes. Check an entire shelf before your kids start reading. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan a book's barcode, search by title or author, or try an example 2. Explore the book's content findings before setting up a reader 3. Tailor the findings with your reader's content preferences whenever you're ready 4. Save a reader and add books to your library or share with your family START FREE Start with one free check per week. Eligible subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Premium includes unlimited checks at $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Shelf Checkout is built by a parent, for parents. We believe every reader, parent or not, should be able to make informed reading decisions, without judgment or agenda.